- Stress and anxiety
- Guilt and shame
- Attachment issues
About Emma
Emma Eakins is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, grief and loss, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Emma frames sessions around respectful and sensitive conversation and adapts her approach to each person’s situation.
Her work often focuses on how early attachments and current relationships shape feelings of guilt and shame. She listens for patterns in how people relate and responds with clear, practical steps to try between sessions. Sessions may include looking at thoughts and behaviours, and exploring personal values and meaning.
Emma uses attachment-based ideas to trace relationship dynamics, client-centred listening to follow what matters to the person, and cognitive behavioural tools to identify unhelpful thinking. She also draws on existential and solution-focused approaches to address life changes and short-term goals. This mix is used to help people manage symptoms and make changes they find important.
She has experience with issues that often accompany guilt and shame, such as abandonment, body image, family of origin concerns, isolation, and caregiver stress. People who are processing illness, bereavement, or difficult life transitions may find this combination relevant.
Sessions are conducted in English and Emma accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment via the online booking flow.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Emma draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural therapy in session. Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns and how they shape feelings such as guilt and shame, helping people understand recurring dynamics. Cognitive behavioural therapy identifies unhelpful thinking and practical behaviour changes to reduce distress and build different habits.She also uses client-centred principles, which means conversations follow what matters most to the person rather than a fixed agenda. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and she will work with each person to decide what fits their needs, goals and preferences in an open, collaborative way.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into a busy week, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and removes travel time. Emma accepts international clients, and the online route can make it easier to connect across locations while you and the therapist decide together how sessions should be structured.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, grief, coping with life changes and ADHD, plus related topics like abandonment and body image.
How does Emma approach therapy?
She combines attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural ideas, with existential and solution-focused elements as useful for the client.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of professional practice and experience helping people with emotional and practical challenges linked to life changes and loss.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any cross-border considerations when booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.